Yes, 7 Restaurant Rules To Live By.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) The days of dining in restaurants only for special occasions are over. Today, for many people, eating out is an almost daily occurrence. Here’s the problem: Restaurant menu items are usually low in fiber but high in calories, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium—not exactly the nutritional profile you want if you are... [Read more...]

2Pac Hologram, Yeah Tupac’s Resurrection Was So Damn Creepy.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) When I heard that Tupac Shakur was making an appearance at the Coachella Music Festival, I was sure it was just a gimmick.   “Yea, Tupac is coming, maybe he’ll also appear with the Easter Bunny,” I thought to myself.   I had no plans of watching the performance, since I can easily find an abundant supply of Tupac lookalikes... [Read more...]

Ted Nugent, and NRA put on blast.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) By now we should all be fairly familiar with how certain media stories emerge onto various networks and into the public sphere. Someone says something really stupid. Media outlets pounce on the statement and quote it or replay it ad infinitum. Pundits (present company included) ‘appear’ on various networks and talk... [Read more...]

Dick Clark Legacy with Black Music.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) “Dick Clark bridged a color gap at a time when there should not have been one, giving musical life to black artists that may not have had a chance. He gave music freedom — equal opportunity,” Stevie Wonder said in a statement following the news that the legendary host of American Bandstand had died at age 82,... [Read more...]

Yes Black People, travel the world, apply for a passport.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) It is often said that people truly cannot understand the United States of America until they have thoroughly traveled the nation. I’d like to challenge that reasoning somewhat – expanding it to argue that one really cannot understand our nation until they have obtained a passport and traveled outside its borders. This is... [Read more...]

Yes, Alvin Boutte is an unsung business hero.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Many African-Americans don’t even know a single Black entrepreneur.  Most American Blacks are unaware of the roles or accomplishments of Black entrepreneurs.  So the passing of one of the country’s most influential contemporary Black businessman should be duly noted. Earlier this month, Alvin Boutte Sr. died in his home... [Read more...]

Ted Nugent, Yep Light Skin is Good, White Skin is Better.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) From today’s what the fuck files: TMZ got a hold of the casting call sheet for the Super Bowl Acura commercial which was very color specific. Read it for yourself. See what it says next to role details, “Nice looking, friendly. Not to dark.” Seriously dude. Seriously. So how did the casting director do? [youtube WUFSHzT2xuY] If... [Read more...]

Men, There Are No Rights to This.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Married mothers and housewives, single mothers and women who have yet to find a man to lockdown what lies beneath their thighs. Members of Congress, men running for President and pontificating pundits know you have no rights to this. Racists, non-racists, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics and Asians. Members of Congress, men running... [Read more...]

Acura Car Ad, Light-Skinned Blacks Need only to apply.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) I spoke today to a group in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  The topic, organizational diversity, was the same as the one that would smack me in my face as soon as I left the stage.  Opening my cell phone, I saw a message from a member of the media asking me to comment on the recent Super Bowl ad for Acura, in which the company went through... [Read more...]

Comedian Bill Cosby, Trayvon Martin, Gun Control some say.

Tweet (ThyBlackMan.com) Bill Cosby is still kicking and ticking, speaking his mind, whether we want to hear it or not.  In a series of recent media appearances, Dr. Huxtable spoke on everything from the Trayvon Martin tragedy to the Obama presidency.  When Bill Cosby talks, people listen, even when the poor man drones on and on and on like that long,... [Read more...]

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